Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-12
FIeosT WASEEINGTON.
ecial Corrcspondonce of tho Aloxa. GAZETTE

[Special Correspondence of tho Alexa. GAzETTE]
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept u. 1887
A Mr.. Lob. who SAYS he is a candidate
for the Virginia House of Delegates in Alex
andria county and city, while here last Sat
urday night, said the people Of Alexandra
CITY would soon be haiiiug him ca the streets
and proiieriug him their support. lie also
said that il elected he would vote Tor Gen.
Malone for L. S. Senator il the General
be the better man, bat that he would
not vote for MIR. Barbour. Those 20 whom
he was talking do not think he will be
candidate on the day OF election.
Quite large excursion party from Rich
mcnd are here to-day. Among them are
eomo democratic workers" They say
that had the democratic primary been held
there this week, G5 once intended, there
would have been great dagger OF defeat,
bu. that as it has been put eli, as the law
and order leseue have determined TO take
no part as an organization in the election,
and as strong city executive committee
has been formed, they think The four mem.
bs.s of the legislature from that city will be
democrats.
1t is said That some of the women who
visited the exhibition hail Of the medical
congress, lately in session here, carried
their thievery 20 Tho extent of stealing
handsome pocket cases OF surgical instru-
ments. aud that their behavior in other re
spects WAS not calculated 10 produce ia.
vofahle impression upon the foreigners.
A telegram from New York, received
here 10 day says report OF called session
of Congress is in circulation there. Is IS
without foundation. Mr.. Carlisle will soon
leave here for long visit to his son in Kan
sas, and the President will leave in about
three weeks for an extended trip, and 1t Is
hardly possible an extra session will be held
with both tho President aud the Speaker
away.
1t is said here that while it will be an
easy matter to get q successor to Assistant
Secretary Of State Porter. it will be very
difficult matterto get proper one, a. high
grade man is required for that position, and
az 10 man of that kind wi!snbmil to the cap
tious. ili-natured and supercliious temper
that has characterized MIR. BeyaEd's official
behaviour ever since hs has been Secretary
of State.
Among the strangers 10 the city 10 day is
Msjor S. z. Bayly of Fauquier county, Vir-
GINA, one of The original republicans OF his
State The Major, in talking about the
probable result OF the approaching leglsia'
tive election in Virginia, said the lukewarm-
meas and Dissatisfaction among the demo-
Gratis seemed to be so great that if Malone
were to die or 60 to Europe The republican, ms
would probabi. carry il, bat that With Ma,
hone in charge, anu u. 5. Senator in the
event of success, lis thought the democrats
were safe.
The President has paEdoned Thomas s.
Kui,ht, ,Tchn a Brooks and Henry Paiz.
nsictcd OF togo.lauehier i'll The Western
district OF Arkansas und sentenced 30 im
prisonme!;. They were lndian police and
killed IL mXn while attempting 10 arrest him.
IL his entiolsen ~ upon the application the
President SAYS 1T is with much hesitation
that have determined to release these con
vics from he consequences OF their some
what rash act Bat am satisfied that rash
ness instead Of malice criminal intent
charac;eriz. "a Inc homicide nd am very
much Influenced in my action by consider
ing The ELECT which might follow the punish
ment Of an officer acting under legal author
! ity in the somewhat lawe;s surroundings OF
the Indiao Territory"
Mr. T. b. Sargent Of tha English civil
service commission has written to the civil
service commission here stating that he in
tenGs to witt Washington, and though com.
| ing unoilicialy he would like to compare
our civil aervice methods with those OF
England He HIS been Invited 10 call upon
the commission wher he reaches Washing
| ton.
The Acting Secretary Of Inc Treasury has
informed the Commissioner Of Agriculture
that y report from the United States Consul
at Pictou, n. s received through the De-
partment Of State, says that there 10 dan.
gerous ard contagious disease existing in
Nova Scotia amor G cattle, horses and sheep
which threatens the whole CT Canada aId
may spread 20 the United States. Tele
grams have been sent 10 the collectors Of
customs on the northeastern frontier notify
ing them Of the existence of the disease and
ins.rncting them urtil further orders to re-
fuse to allow the landing in the United
States Of animals and hides from Nova SEQ.
tia.
Count MiikieWicz was in the Office of the
| Western Union Telegraph Company to-day
demonstrating to party of newspaper men
the incorrectuess of the following dispatch
received from Warsaw: There exists no
Count Mitkiowicz IN Warsaw, Poland or
Russia. The Mitl,ewicz in America is a
swiader aud inposter."
1t has been decided that man and his wife can
both hold Office in the government departments
here and both be republicans.
Volunteer and Thistle.
Tho li,st trial race to select the defender OF the
Amorca's on, AGAINST tho Scotch cutter Thistle